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A Poem by Phibby Venable

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A Replica of Bones

A Poem by Phibby Venable

I shed myself of little liesan arthropod, but undefinedOf two brains andtwo minds and yetmy choices still held detrimentsof tiny pieces that still g..

Dressed for Anxiety

A Poem by Phibby Venable

I don't care if the delicate air flowsin the ribboned streaks between cloudsI can't think about freshness nowThe radius of my fear penetrates lightI..

at the butterfly conservatory

A Poem by Phibby Venable

I didn't touch the butterflies at the conservatorythe poison of nicotine and sweat at oddswith the purity of wings in gentle flight When they lande..

Angels Who Go Mad

A Poem by Phibby Venable

Angels pour their attitude of loveon all the broken promises that hurt.They pray through earphones as a woman drivesThey sing in empty rooms to suic..

Flowers on Rock

A Poem by Phibby Venable

I reach the final heightto the plateauwhere natives say that only violets grow.I climbed here through a honey comb i boughtfrom bees with bulging ey..

Loving Angry Men

A Poem by Phibby Venable

I peel you back, a volatile dessert -no apples in your melt, but ginger sharp,suckled by wolves, you snap me with your bite.I find absorbing interes..

Man of Red River

A Poem by Phibby Venable

Man of Red River He is a figment of my heart, a word they suggestedI retire with angel, with soul, with all thosewords that tangle in my fan bl..

outlasting winter

A Poem by Phibby Venable

Let the Kokopelli trees bend and blow their fluted limbsinto their tangled feet, where I will sit -A heavy leaf clinging in the autumn wind.I am out..

To The Open Road

A Poem by Phibby Venable

I kindle a song from the trespass of facesthat press against money and fall flatthat ride the roads with artful piecesfor words and the genius of op..